The Beatles

1968 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Buy The Beatles In 1968, The Beatles released their only double studio album, an eponymous release commonly referred to as The White Album. Despite the official title which emphasized group identity, the actual […]

The Beach Boys Today!

1965 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, The Beach Boys

Buy The Beach Boys Today! The Beach Boys Today! was the 1965 eighth overall studio album by The Beach Boys. It marked a subtle shift in production technique and lyrical themes for the […]

The Band 1969 album

1969 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Canadian Artists, Southern Artists

Buy The Band As a perfect counterpart to Music from Big Pink, their 1968 debut album, The Band embarked on part two of their new musical, North American roots journey with their eponymous […]

Test for Echo by Rush

1996 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Canadan Artists, Rush

Buy Test for Echo Rush evolved from the synth-drenched style of previous albums with the 1996 release, Test for Echo. The musical style delivered by the Canadian trio hearkens back to the hard […]

Terrapin Station by Grateful Dead

1977 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia

Buy Terrapin Station By the mid 1970s, the fiercely independent Grateful Dead decided to make a radical turn towards more conventional music business practices. Foremost in this new direction was the decision to […]

Ten by Pearl Jam

1991 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Northwest Artists, Pearl Jam

Buy Ten Pearl Jam‘s excellent debut is one of the most potent and indelible of debut albums ever released. The album called Ten was released in August 1991, at the vanguard of a […]

Temple of the Dog
25th Anniversary

1991 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Chris Cornell, Northwest Artists, Temple of the Dog

Buy Temple of the Dog Temple of the Dog was sort of a reverse super group in the sense that the group members would go on to play in two of the more […]

Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones

Buy Tattoo You Part of the fun of reviewing all these great albums is discovering that some of your own long held preconceptions are, in fact, false. Approaching this album, Tattoo You by […]

Tapestry by Carole King

1971 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Carole King, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, New York Artists

Buy Tapestry After spending most of the 1960s writing hits for other artists, Carole King started a solo career at the dawn of the 1970s. Her 1971 second studio album, Tapestry, became her […]

Tango In the Night by Fleetwood Mac

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, California Artists, Fleetwood Mac, Southwest Artists, Stevie Nicks

Tango In the Night is the fifth and final studio album by successful quintet that brought sustained stardom for Fleetwood Mac. Like their previous four albums, it found popular success driven by the […]